Yan Cijin looked at him.
"Maybe?"
"I never personally ran the finale."
Bai Li sighed.
"Of course."
Luo Ren pointed to a red lever.
"That should be the override."
Bai Li grabbed it.
It would not move.
"Locked."
"There is a release key."
"Where?"
"In the dragon's mouth."
Yan Cijin stared.
"Naturally."
Bai Li climbed higher.
The dragon opened its jaw.
Inside was a large brass key.
Yan Cijin looked at the opening.
"This place really expects people to do dangerous things."
"It was a festival."
Bai Li reached inside.
The jaw began closing.
Yan Cijin shouted.
"Bai Li!"
Bai Li pulled the key free and jumped backward.
The wooden jaw snapped shut inches behind her.
She landed on the dragon's neck.
Yan Cijin stared.
"You're impossible."
Bai Li held up the key.
"I got it."
"That is not the point."
They returned to the control chamber.
Bai Li inserted the key.
A small mechanism clicked.
The red lever unlocked.
She pulled.
The dragon stopped.
For one second.
